Java SE 6 on Yosemite?

Or they could try the 10 second fix that has worked for me and others with CS6. Who knows, it's worth a try… isn't it? And surely it's a lot easier than all that uninstalling and reinstalling. Kurt, I can see others look up to you on these forums, and you're obviously keen to give up your time to help them… but is there a reason you seem to have dismissed that simple and working solution? I can see it getting buried on page 10 while the discussion continues, and I think that would be a real shame.

Can't hurt to try. Also, look one page back. I stated using the Terminal trick is just as good if it works.

Ah yes, my apologies for missing that. I'm subscribed to this thread, and it wasn't in your original comment that I read via email. So either those emails get clipped, or you may have added it as a subsequent edit. Either way, cheers.

That worked for me, thank you very much 😉

Loner T's answer is good except that the command on step 2 is backwards. The ln command wants the source path first and then then the target path so it should be:

sudo ln -s /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/bin/java /usr/bin/java

This will create a symbol link file named java at /usr/bin/ that points to /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/bin/java

THIS WORKS BRILLIANTLY and is super simple.

https://quantumtunnel.wordpress.com/2014/02/03/getting-gephi-0-8-2-to-work-with- a-mac/

What is the danger of installing an older version of Java? I have a few apps that need Java 6 SE Runtime but I'm concerned about security. Is my concern justified?

tomar012 wrote:

What is the danger of installing an older version of Java? I have a few apps that need Java 6 SE Runtime but I'm concerned about security. Is my concern justified?

Nothing as it doesn't install anything for browsers so you are out of the harm's way.

However, I use a new application which needs only the latest version Java for it to work and I also use an old application which also needs Java too (any versions) so why have two versions of Java when you could do with just one? And one less software to deal with.

I installed the latest version of Java and since I don't need it on the browsers so I disabled 'Java content for browsers' on Java's preferences panel.

This helped me

Thanks for your response. From what I read elsewhere, the app requiring Java 6 does not work with the latest version of Java. People have suggested several terminal commands to make the app recognize the new version of Java but it is a bit beyond me.

I know you said Apple's Java 6 doesn't install anything in the browser, however does the app that uses Java 6 create a security hole when it goes to the internet to receive updates?

tomar012, there is a simple workaround which doesn't require the Terminal if you're not comfortable using that (although it's actually easier to do it in the Terminal!) If you can create folders in the finder, you can do it in a few minutes! See these comments on the previous page:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6601242?answerId=27555897022#27555897022

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6601242?answerId=27606069022#27606069022

doughboy04690,

Touché. I believe that this is fundamentally an Adobe issue that they need to square-away. I received this error message after upgrading to Yosemite and then firing DreamWeaver up. Thanks for having brought this question up.

For anyone still having problems running Illustrator on their Mac's, I think I have found a solution that works while running the latest Java update. It might have been mentioned earlier in this thread, so I apologise if its already been said. The latest version of Java for Mac OS X is what is needed, which shows to be Version 8 Update 31. The version I had downloaded before, which would produce the error advising me to download Java 6, was a different version. I believe it was Update 35 or so that seemed to be a general update not specific for Mac OS X. I hope someone can chime in to explain where I might be wrong, if that is the case. Regardless, it seems to have worked and I can now open Illustrator CS4.

Hallelujah. I downloaded every product Oracle made before finding your link while trying to get Finale 2014 to open on Yosemite. Thanks!

I'm still confused about security. Is Java 6 safe to use if the browser plugin is disabled?